Cover art for Monsters by Guns N' Roses
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Monsters Lyrics

[Refrain]
The monsters can't get me
The monsters can't get me
The monsters can't get me
The monsters can't get me

[Verse 1]
A tour-de-force of an evil old passion
A broken heart that was out of fashion
Dynamic duo keep your figure crashing
My early warning was your satan laughing

[Chorus]
I was there for you
It's all I could do
Oh but it's all burnt down
Oh but it's over now
I was there for you
It's all I could do
Oh but it's all burnt down
Oh but it's over now

[Refrain]
The monsters can't kill me
The monsters can't kill me
The monsters can't help me
The monsters can't get mе
[Verse 2]
You stole my soul with the devil's romancing
All alonе in your bedroom, dancing
Thought I could feel somebody worth having
But in the end I guess you're good for the damage

[Chorus]
I was there for you
It's all I could do
Oh but it's all burnt down
Oh but it's over now
I was there for you
It's all I could do
Oh but it's all burnt down
Oh but it's over now

[Guitar Solo]

[Refrain]
The monsters can't kill me
The monsters can't kill me
The monsters can't get me
The monsters can't...

[Bridge]
The more I did, what I did, I did for you
There's no excuses for the hell on Earth you put me through
I never cared how much I cared, when I cared for you
To make you better there was nothin' that I wouldn't do
I doubt there's anybody left that wants to know the truth
The dirty secret that you hid away inside of you
Who ever thought I'd be around to shed a light on you
Well here's the story, baby, I got nothin' else to do
[Chorus]
I was there for you
It's all I could do
Oh but it's all burnt down
Oh but it's over now
I was there for you
It's all I could do
Oh but it's all burnt down
Oh but it's over now

I was there for you
It's all I could do

I was there for you
It's all I could do

(It's over)
(It's over)

I was there for you
(It's over)
(It's over now)

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“Monsters” is a Guns N' Roses song released on October 27, 2023 as a part of the then-postponed Perhaps 7" vinyl. A song “The General” leaked on a GN'R forum on 10/27 along with an unknown song titled “Monsters”. Monsters is the first originally written song by the current line-up of the band since 2008. This song along with The General, titled “The General and Monsters” appeared on a music writing website. The vinyl, along with The General and Monsters is scheduled to release December 8, 2023

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